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  "name": "HostIdea",
  "url": "https://hostidea.com",
  "type": "Independent web hosting review publication",
  "description": "Expert reviews of web hosting providers, built from verified plan terms, cited third-party measurements and our own checks, with every source and date published.",
  "operator": {
    "legalName": "DM Research Labs, LLC",
    "relationship": "HostIdea is operated by DM Research Labs, LLC. Our income from hosts is limited to the affiliate commissions disclosed on every page that links to a host.",
    "disclosure": "https://hostidea.com/disclosure"
  },
  "whatWeDo": "We buy hosting plans with our own money, install an identical WordPress and WooCommerce test site on each, monitor uptime and response time every 60 seconds from three regions, run quarterly load and support tests, and publish the results with dates. There are no user reviews or star submissions.",
  "whoWrites": [
    {
      "name": "Denis M.",
      "role": "Hosting analyst and reviewer",
      "url": "https://hostidea.com/authors/denis-m",
      "knowsAbout": [
        "Web hosting",
        "WordPress",
        "Server monitoring"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Jennifer T.",
      "role": "Lead reviewer and editor",
      "url": "https://hostidea.com/authors/jennifer-t",
      "knowsAbout": [
        "Web hosting",
        "WordPress performance",
        "Server monitoring",
        "Editing"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Macaulay A.",
      "role": "Editor",
      "url": "https://hostidea.com/authors/macaulay-a",
      "knowsAbout": [
        "Web hosting",
        "Editing",
        "WordPress"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Mike H.",
      "role": "Editor",
      "url": "https://hostidea.com/authors/mike-h",
      "knowsAbout": [
        "Web hosting",
        "Editing",
        "Fact checking"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    "summary": "Six sub-scores (0 to 10) combined with published weights into one overall score. Uptime and TTFB come from continuous monitoring; support, features and ease of use from logged hands-on tests; value compares renewal price to measured performance.",
    "weights": {
      "performance": 0.25,
      "uptime": 0.2,
      "support": 0.15,
      "features": 0.15,
      "value": 0.15,
      "easeOfUse": 0.1
    },
    "checkInterval": "60 seconds",
    "regions": [
      "US East",
      "Frankfurt",
      "Singapore"
    ]
  },
  "updateCadence": {
    "monitoring": "continuous, monthly averages added at the start of each month",
    "scores": "reviewed after each full quarter of data",
    "prices": "re-verified at least every 45 days; the verified date is printed next to every pricing table",
    "manualReReview": "quarterly per host"
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      "name": "Flashcloud",
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    },
    {
      "name": "ScalaHosting",
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    },
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      "name": "Hostinger",
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    {
      "name": "SiteGround",
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      "data": "https://hostidea.com/data/siteground.json"
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      "name": "Kinsta",
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      "data": "https://hostidea.com/data/kinsta.json"
    },
    {
      "name": "Cloudways",
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      "data": "https://hostidea.com/data/cloudways.json"
    },
    {
      "name": "HostArmada",
      "review": "https://hostidea.com/reviews/hostarmada",
      "data": "https://hostidea.com/data/hostarmada.json"
    },
    {
      "name": "Hosting.com",
      "review": "https://hostidea.com/reviews/hosting-com",
      "data": "https://hostidea.com/data/hosting-com.json"
    },
    {
      "name": "InMotion Hosting",
      "review": "https://hostidea.com/reviews/inmotion",
      "data": "https://hostidea.com/data/inmotion.json"
    },
    {
      "name": "Liquid Web",
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      "data": "https://hostidea.com/data/liquidweb.json"
    },
    {
      "name": "Pressable",
      "review": "https://hostidea.com/reviews/pressable",
      "data": "https://hostidea.com/data/pressable.json"
    },
    {
      "name": "AccuWeb Hosting",
      "review": "https://hostidea.com/reviews/accuweb",
      "data": "https://hostidea.com/data/accuweb.json"
    },
    {
      "name": "Bluehost",
      "review": "https://hostidea.com/reviews/bluehost",
      "data": "https://hostidea.com/data/bluehost.json"
    },
    {
      "name": "DreamHost",
      "review": "https://hostidea.com/reviews/dreamhost",
      "data": "https://hostidea.com/data/dreamhost.json"
    },
    {
      "name": "FastComet",
      "review": "https://hostidea.com/reviews/fastcomet",
      "data": "https://hostidea.com/data/fastcomet.json"
    },
    {
      "name": "InterServer",
      "review": "https://hostidea.com/reviews/interserver",
      "data": "https://hostidea.com/data/interserver.json"
    },
    {
      "name": "Verpex",
      "review": "https://hostidea.com/reviews/verpex",
      "data": "https://hostidea.com/data/verpex.json"
    },
    {
      "name": "HostGator",
      "review": "https://hostidea.com/reviews/hostgator",
      "data": "https://hostidea.com/data/hostgator.json"
    },
    {
      "name": "KnownHost",
      "review": "https://hostidea.com/reviews/knownhost",
      "data": "https://hostidea.com/data/knownhost.json"
    },
    {
      "name": "GreenGeeks",
      "review": "https://hostidea.com/reviews/greengeeks",
      "data": "https://hostidea.com/data/greengeeks.json"
    },
    {
      "name": "HostPapa",
      "review": "https://hostidea.com/reviews/hostpapa",
      "data": "https://hostidea.com/data/hostpapa.json"
    },
    {
      "name": "NameHero",
      "review": "https://hostidea.com/reviews/namehero",
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    },
    {
      "name": "GoDaddy",
      "review": "https://hostidea.com/reviews/godaddy",
      "data": "https://hostidea.com/data/godaddy.json"
    },
    {
      "name": "IONOS",
      "review": "https://hostidea.com/reviews/ionos",
      "data": "https://hostidea.com/data/ionos.json"
    },
    {
      "name": "Namecheap",
      "review": "https://hostidea.com/reviews/namecheap",
      "data": "https://hostidea.com/data/namecheap.json"
    }
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  "howToCite": {
    "text": "HostIdea (2026). <page title>. Retrieved from <page URL>.",
    "requirements": "Name the site, link the specific page, and keep the date attached to any number you quote. Data is CC BY 4.0."
  },
  "contact": "https://hostidea.com/contact",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-10-15"
}